RefWorks is a citation management tool that can help researchers cite sources in the most commonly used styles, like APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, ACS, AMA, and thousands of others. With this tool, researchers can gather, organize, read, annotate, and cite their research sources.

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You can use RefWorks to...

Gather research sources
Organize research sources
Read research sources
Annotate research sources
Cite research sources

How to get access?

Getting access to RefWorks

The RefWorks software is installed on all computers in the computer rooms of the UvA. You can find more information on how to get a RefWorks account here.

How to

Specific info on RefWorks

Click this link for a RefWorks starting guide. It contains explanations on creating a RefWorks database, managing and sharing references, and creating a bibliography.

Tutorials

Searching for references

This video explains how to search for references.

Adding references

This video explains how to add references to RefWorks.

Organizing references

This video explains how to organize imported references.

More specific instructions

This YouTube channel provides you with specific instructions.